Marcellus, NY -- Marcellus will hire a human resources consultant to investigate a complaint made by an employee in the town's highway department, Supervisor Dan Ross said Monday.

Following an executive session Friday afternoon, the board voted to hire Public Sector HR Consultants of Glenville, NY. to investigate the employee's complaint, Ross said. The town needed a consultant because it doesn't have someone with the expertise necessary to do the investigation, he said.